Current Events > Conservatives are OUTRAGED over Sony's DETROIT because it has CHILD ABUSE!!

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Sony's upcoming multi-million dollar budget game, "Detroit: Becoing Human" is causing uproar as the game has a scene depicts CHILD ABUSE and DOMESTIC VIOLENCE that was condemned by Conservative MP's in the United Kingdom and campaigners who want the scene REMOVED or have the game SHELVED altogether!!

A scene was released that shows a 10 y/o girl screaming as her father attacks her as many call the game "sick and repulsive"

They are urging Sony to remove the child abuse scene or withdraw it

Childline founder Esther Rantzen said "Violence against children is not entertainment. It's not a game. it's a real nightmare for thousands of children who have to live through these kinds of scenarios. The makers of this game should be thoroughly ashamed. I think it's perverse. Who thinks beating a child is entertainment?"

Andy Burrows of the NSPCC said "Any video game that trivializes or normalizes child abuse, neglect or domestic violence for entertainment is unacceptable"

But the director of the game, David Cage is defending it descrinbing it as "very strong and moving. If you really look int the game and understand the game is not about domestic abuse. It's a part of Kara's android story and she has a beautiful story. Hopefully you will be moved by what happens. He also made Heavy Rain for PS3"

The game is set in Detroit in the future that features lifelike androids that have become part of society.

Players take on the role of cyborg housekeeper Kara and can decide how the story unfolds by making choices. She works for Todd, an abusive father who orders her to clean the house and look after his daughter, Alice.

The scene that's causing uproar makes a decision when it comes to the child abuse games which people are crying foul over. Conservative MP, Damian Collins said it's completely wrong and wants the game BANNED. He says games like this will have perverts who GET OFF on these kinds of abuse and to trivialize a child being beaten is disgusting. If Sony does not remove the scene, the government could impose a ban on the game once the date comes closer to release

This isn't the first video game contrversy as GTA also caused uproar when players roam around cities killing civilians and stealing cars that has been criticized for gratutitious depictions of sex, violence and drugs.

The game is expected to be a hit once it releases.

Sony has declined to comment and it is not known yet on whether they will remove the scene..

Do you think Sony should remove this scene?

Detroit -

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/12/03/00/46ED6D8800000578-5140165-image-m-164_1512261500594.jpg

Damian Collins - Conservative

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/12/03/01/0444FE53000003E8-5140165-image-m-181_1512263221189.jpg
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Childline founder Esther Rantzen said "Violence against children is not entertainment. It's not a movie. it's a real nightmare for thousands of children who have to live through these kinds of scenarios. The makers of this movie should be thoroughly ashamed. I think it's perverse. Who thinks beating a child is entertainment?"

Does this make any more sense? Or....

Childline founder Esther Rantzen said "Violence against children is not entertainment. It's not a story. it's a real nightmare for thousands of children who have to live through these kinds of scenarios. The makers of this book should be thoroughly ashamed. I think it's perverse. Who thinks beating a child is entertainment?"

It's a mature piece of fiction. I'm somehow severely doubting that the game has you actually beat a child but uses a scene of it as plot development. How's that any different from any other form of media that can, and do, handle very touchy subjects?
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Conservatives are going to elect a child rapist to the Senate in AL.
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More whitewashing of anything that isn't all rainbows and sunshine.
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These people were ok with Mad Jack, but this irks them.
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The U.K. is known for police stating. They're doing this after all
https://goo.gl/mj7t6A
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I hope Sony ramps up the violence just to spite them.
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Fucking lol
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I would assume that it's in there for story related reasons. You're probably not beating the kid up to earn 15 silver points.
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more conservative snowflakes needing a safe space from facing reality in entertainment.

This game is so racist. Why are there no black people in this?
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ItsYourFault posted...

more conservative snowflakes needing a safe space from facing reality in entertainment.

The problem is on both sides. Liberals have ruined their fair share of media so it is "PC".
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For a moment, I thought this was gonna be about removing the death of the little girl from from home video releases of the movie Detroit.

Fuck censorship.

Get the fuck over it it. You don't have to play it if it hurts your poor feelings
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Critics always do this. They make it seem like your doing the beating but that's not true. The beater is the villain not the player character

For those interested, here's footage of the segment:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtPmIBqRwQU

Metro2 posted...

For those interested, here's footage of the segment:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtPmIBqRwQU

Was going to post this since it seems like people haven't actually seen the controversial section of the game.
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robo maid is cute

CensorErik posted...

Metro2 posted...

For those interested, here's footage of the segment:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtPmIBqRwQU

Was going to post this since it seems like people haven't actually seen the controversial section of the game.

lol the villain is some fat middle aged bloke with a beer belly. The robot should be able to knock his ass out without a gun.
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TheMarthKoopa posted...

robo maid is cute

She was pretty good in The Following
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If the game showed what Detroit really was it would get an AO rating. These whiners need to get over it
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TheMarthKoopa posted...

robo maid is cute

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I think in stories of things are to fuel the story/character its fine

If its look hes a bad guy! But it isnt really plot relevant, not so fine
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Hey, fake child abuse is worse than real child abuse, ain't that right Alabama?
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Is that Jennifer Lawrence?
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K181 posted...

It's a mature piece of fiction.

>David Cage
>Mature story

lmao
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Lol I bet the same people probably love Harry Potter and never threw that redundant t**t author under the bus.
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Conservatives hate seeing open and honest portrayals of themselves.

CarlGrimes posted...

ItsYourFault posted...

more conservative snowflakes needing a safe space from facing reality in entertainment.

The problem is on both sides. Liberals have ruined their fair share of media so it is "PC".

Having female/lgbt/poc characters does not "ruin" media.
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Sayoria posted...

Hey, fake child abuse is worse than real child abuse, ain't that right Alabama?

Lol

I wonder how much money those hunger games movies made. I'm bout to google the shit.

Damn 3 billion. People sure liked watching those kids kill each other.
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Metro2 posted...

For those interested, here's footage of the segment:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtPmIBqRwQU

>trailer basically gives you a full plot synopsis with the ending

Lmfao "cinematic" games are such trash
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Guessing it'll be PEGI 18, so not sure why they are complaining.
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This is like the third trailer. The other ones covered other stories from completely different characters doing completely different things. One was an android leading a protest that turns into a riot, and the other one was hostage negotiator android trying to talk someone off a ledge I believe.

There's a wild amount of branching in each one, and they're probably going to be interconnected in a lot of interesting ways. I think the game is gonna be really cool, and it's pretty as fuck.

The politician guy is an uninformed blowhard. Nobody of consequence is going to listen to them.

They should take it out

conservatives want to go to the movies to see fiction, not what they do IRL behind closed doors.

maximum shitposting
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butthole666 posted...

Having female/lgbt/poc characters does not "ruin" media.

I am talking more about the whitewashing and banning books that they have done in the past.
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Roy Moore hates this game

Sounds to me like the scene did what it was supposed to, and the people making these demands don't realize that. Abuse scenes are SUPPOSED to make you feel disgusted...I really hope these people react the same every time there's an abuse scene in a movie or book... :P

This same outrage would not happen if it was in a book or a movie. Video games are held to a higher standard for a completely arbitrary reason.
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Garioshi posted...

This same outrage would not happen if it was in a book or a movie. Video games are held to a higher standard for a completely arbitrary reason.

Probably the connotations of the word "game" and the fact that people unfamiliar with modern games probably think they're all mindless entertainment like Pong (rather than something more story focused).

In this instance, they likely see this as something the player can take part in rather than something that happens as part of a story. See the first quote in the article.

Watching the other trailers make me want to buy this game.
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VTBM posted...

Watching the other trailers make me want to buy this game.

Just the one trailer in this topic made me interested, having seen nothing of this game beforehand. Too bad I don't own a PS4 though.
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Damn SJWs.
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Why do people still care about David Cage games
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NeonOctopus posted...

K181 posted...

It's a mature piece of fiction.

>David Cage
>Mature story

lmao

As in its rating. A stupid Japanese sexy time visual novel would be rated mature as well even though they're juvenile from a mentality standpoint (and likely from how old the anime ladies look in it).
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